St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-19
'AD A PLEASANT TIME.
Che Minneapolis Council Holds an I'M
portant Session--Fh WOrthing-
ton Contract Authorized.
4 New Phase Of the Street-Car Cues
tion--AnOther Way to Skin
the Cat.
Aid. Cooley Scores Partial Victory
Over Street Commissioner
Baird.

The meeting of the Minneapolis coun-
ell Yesterday afternoon was one OF un-
usual interest. Not only were several
matters considered of great Importance
but the debates were decidedly spicy
and even acrimonious. The letting OF
the contracts for the North Minneapo-
lis pumping station, involving eXpendl-
tures amounting to about 100000,
new phase of the street car question
and the Eighth ward Squabble, inV0lV-
ing the powers and duties OF both alder
men and street commissioner, furnished
food for discussions outside OF the
routine business. As soon as reports OF
committees was reached in the order of
business City Engineer Rinker sub
mitted the proposals received Ior 1ur-
nishing pumping engines, boilers,
water works and 1900 feet OF thirty
six-inch pipe for the North Minneapolis
pumping station. A report signed by
Aids. HanScOm. Phillips and Erwin,
constituting the majority of the com
mittee on water works, was submitted,
recommending that the contract for fur
uishing the pumps should be awarded
II. r. WortEingtOn for the sum OF
S139.000.
Aid. Clark move the adoption of
the report.
Aid. Nills-The reason that have not
signed the report is that L consider the
expenditure too large and the matter
too important to be rushed through hur-
riedly. l would ask the council to post
pOne action Oh the report Tor one week.
Aid. BarrOWS-TheSe bids are very
complicated. and | should like to have
week to consider them more carefully.
The WOrthington pump is the cheapest.
but there is some question IN my MIND
as 10 whether it is the best.
Aid. HanScOm-There is a difference
of nearly $50, 900 between the bid OF H.
r. WOrthingtOn and the Holly Pump
company. This is an important saving
to the taxpayers. l was actuated IN
signing that report by the majority OF
the committee sent East to thoroughly
investigate the merits OF the different
pumps. [ have. however. no objection
10 deferring action if it will not inter
fere with the procuring of pumps by
Nov. l. 1888.
Aid. Cooley hope there will be no
DELAY. see nothing to be gained by
pOStpOnement.
Aid. Erwin-The chairman of the
committee (Ald. Mills seems to have
suddenly changed his mind. Forty days
ago he could not consent to delay OF
an hour. Now he wants week 5 post
pOnement.
Engineer Rinker-I do not know that
a delay of a week will Interfere. At
the same time l cannot see that there IS
ANYTHING to be gained by it. With the
suneryiSor and chairman of the commit
tee | visited number of leading cities
and examined the different types of
pumps and have no heSitancy III recon-
mpDding the contract be awarded Henry
r. WOrthingtOn. ] think that all the
pumps are good. and perform the work
as claimed for them. The Holly offers
10 give us two GaSkill high-duty pumps
for 1868, 800; the Knowles for $4,000,
and the WOrthington for S129,OOO, dit
ference of $4,000 between the bids of
the WorthingtOn and Gaskill. am UNI
able to discover any advantage possessed
by the GaSkill to warrant the increase
of expenditure. Both agree to do the
same work, and both offer satisfactory
guaranteed records. The supervisor
agrees with me, and the chairman of the
committee does not. believe he Is con-
scientiOus in his opinion, but l cannot
see what is to be gained by any delay.
Aid. BarrOws-I understand that the
engineer has previously considered the
Gaskill the best pump. Now. the high
duty Worthington pump has only been
in service for about a year, and is still
al experiment.
Engineer 1lIlhtl NClib pCIICNllN
unbiased. / believed that the GaSkill
was the best or fully as good as any
pump made. Since then L have been
convinced by observation that there are
two other pumps equally as good.
Supervisor Walsh by permission adj
dressed the council. detailing the con-
illusions arrived at upon the trip of in
vestigation. He verified the statements
of the city engineer and advised against
delay.
Aid. Cloutier-If there is a saving of
S34. 900 to the city l do not think there
should be any delay.
Aid. Mills-I simply ask for post
ponement that might act advisedly.
The report of the majority Of the com
mittee was then adopted by viva vOce
vote, and subsequently by the motion of
Aid Haskell contract for the purchase
of the WorthingtOn pumps was author
lied. 4 contract with Dennis Long IL
Go. for 12.O00 feet Of thirty-siX-inch pipe
at S2S. 40 per ton was also authorized. A
proposition from r. ID. Wood d Co. to
supply hydrantS at 1850 free on board
of ears at Minneapolis was also accepted
upon the recommendation of the conf
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